Johannes Eckert
@futureasapresent.org
Climate tech/science, some photography and music
Web: https://futureasapresent.org/
Web: https://futureasapresent.org/
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#Blackouts will continue to happen, especially given the continued changes in electric grids, writes Qing-Chang Zhong. But Virtual Synchronous Machines might be the key to keeping the lights on as we transition to a renewable future. spectrum.ieee.org/virtual-sync...
December 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
#Blackouts will continue to happen, especially given the continued changes in electric grids, writes Qing-Chang Zhong. But Virtual Synchronous Machines might be the key to keeping the lights on as we transition to a renewable future. spectrum.ieee.org/virtual-sync...
"Frontier buyers were NULIFE's first customers as part of a prepurchase in 2024 for which the company has already delivered more than half of the total volume contracted" frontierclimate.com/writing/nulife
December 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
"Frontier buyers were NULIFE's first customers as part of a prepurchase in 2024 for which the company has already delivered more than half of the total volume contracted" frontierclimate.com/writing/nulife
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I can't get enough of this excellent, brief paper by Oliver Geden & Andy Reisinger.
If you care about climate, incl. human & environmental impacts, then you must also care about serious commitments to removals.
Take 6 minutes & read this masterpiece.
www.swp-berlin.org/en/publicati...
If you care about climate, incl. human & environmental impacts, then you must also care about serious commitments to removals.
Take 6 minutes & read this masterpiece.
www.swp-berlin.org/en/publicati...
Overshoot: Returning to 1.5°C Requires Net-negative Emissions Targets
Global warming is set to rise above 1.5°C by the early 2030s. Returning to 1.5°C before the end of the 21st century would not prevent all harms...
www.swp-berlin.org
November 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I can't get enough of this excellent, brief paper by Oliver Geden & Andy Reisinger.
If you care about climate, incl. human & environmental impacts, then you must also care about serious commitments to removals.
Take 6 minutes & read this masterpiece.
www.swp-berlin.org/en/publicati...
If you care about climate, incl. human & environmental impacts, then you must also care about serious commitments to removals.
Take 6 minutes & read this masterpiece.
www.swp-berlin.org/en/publicati...
SYNTHONY - Guru Josh Project 'Infinity' (Live from Auckland)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FsB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FsB...
SYNTHONY - Guru Josh Project 'Infinity' (Live from Auckland)
YouTube video by SYNTHONY
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December 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
SYNTHONY - Guru Josh Project 'Infinity' (Live from Auckland)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FsB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FsB...
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🚗⚡ Europe’s electric vehicle market is closing the year strong despite ongoing uncertainty around the European CO2 standards review.
Battery electric vehicles reached a 23% market share of new registrations in Europe.
#MarketMonitor
Battery electric vehicles reached a 23% market share of new registrations in Europe.
#MarketMonitor
December 23, 2025 at 8:46 AM
🚗⚡ Europe’s electric vehicle market is closing the year strong despite ongoing uncertainty around the European CO2 standards review.
Battery electric vehicles reached a 23% market share of new registrations in Europe.
#MarketMonitor
Battery electric vehicles reached a 23% market share of new registrations in Europe.
#MarketMonitor
Katharsis by Fjarill* www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2Bu...
(* 🇸🇪 butterfly)
(* 🇸🇪 butterfly)
Fjarill: KATHARSIS (Official Video)
YouTube video by Fjarill
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December 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Katharsis by Fjarill* www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2Bu...
(* 🇸🇪 butterfly)
(* 🇸🇪 butterfly)
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To fight climate change and achieve net-zero carbon emission targets, governments are increasingly betting on technologies that remove carbon dioxide from the air. cen.acs.org/environment/... #chemsky 🧪
Enhanced rock weathering shows little climate benefit in large trial
3-year Swiss study underscores the importance of site selection to maximize CO<sub>2</sub> sequestration
cen.acs.org
December 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
To fight climate change and achieve net-zero carbon emission targets, governments are increasingly betting on technologies that remove carbon dioxide from the air. cen.acs.org/environment/... #chemsky 🧪
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BLOG: Massachusetts’ strong CDR policies and green building incentives, combined with growing data centers, create an opportunity to pair DAC with data centers to use waste heat, capture CO₂, and store it in the built environment.
Can Data Centers Become Carbon Removal Hubs? Massachusetts Might Show How - Kleinman Center for Energy Policy
Energy policy research from the University of Pennsylvania
kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu
December 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
BLOG: Massachusetts’ strong CDR policies and green building incentives, combined with growing data centers, create an opportunity to pair DAC with data centers to use waste heat, capture CO₂, and store it in the built environment.
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"Chinese firms are on track for a 75% jump this year in global shipments of lithium-ion battery cells for energy storage,..
They have exported more than $65 billion worth of storage and electric-vehicle batteries this year, cementing their dominance in a sector vital to backing up wind and solar.."
They have exported more than $65 billion worth of storage and electric-vehicle batteries this year, cementing their dominance in a sector vital to backing up wind and solar.."
December 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"Chinese firms are on track for a 75% jump this year in global shipments of lithium-ion battery cells for energy storage,..
They have exported more than $65 billion worth of storage and electric-vehicle batteries this year, cementing their dominance in a sector vital to backing up wind and solar.."
They have exported more than $65 billion worth of storage and electric-vehicle batteries this year, cementing their dominance in a sector vital to backing up wind and solar.."
Mame-Diarra Niang, Glitch 1, 2015 huismarseille.nl/fotografen/m...
December 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Mame-Diarra Niang, Glitch 1, 2015 huismarseille.nl/fotografen/m...
Franco Fontana, Landscape 1978 sammlung.kunststiftungdzbank.de/kuenstler/fr...
December 19, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Franco Fontana, Landscape 1978 sammlung.kunststiftungdzbank.de/kuenstler/fr...
"The €2 billion project will build an integrated, battery‑quality lithium supply chain based on geothermal brines, helping to reduce Europe’s reliance on imported raw materials and support the decarbonisation of transport and industry" www.eib.org/en/press/all...
December 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
"The €2 billion project will build an integrated, battery‑quality lithium supply chain based on geothermal brines, helping to reduce Europe’s reliance on imported raw materials and support the decarbonisation of transport and industry" www.eib.org/en/press/all...
"The wooden elements were assembled by six people in 26 weeks using a whopping 750,000 screws says Robert Winkel, founder of Mei architects and co-founder of Nice Developers..." metropolismag.com/projects/saw...
December 17, 2025 at 7:43 AM
"The wooden elements were assembled by six people in 26 weeks using a whopping 750,000 screws says Robert Winkel, founder of Mei architects and co-founder of Nice Developers..." metropolismag.com/projects/saw...
Rob Reiner directed movies like "Harry and Sally", "Stand By Me", "A few good men" or "Sure Thing" whose credits song is wonderful "Just Because" by Ray Charles www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0FX...
Ray Charles - Just Because
YouTube video by Donald Gibson
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December 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Rob Reiner directed movies like "Harry and Sally", "Stand By Me", "A few good men" or "Sure Thing" whose credits song is wonderful "Just Because" by Ray Charles www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0FX...
"The system can release CO2 at just 60 degrees Celsius (140 degrees Fahrenheit) - a dramatic improvement over conventional methods, which require temperatures exceeding 120 C to release captured carbon" news.mit.edu/2025/new-app...
December 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
"The system can release CO2 at just 60 degrees Celsius (140 degrees Fahrenheit) - a dramatic improvement over conventional methods, which require temperatures exceeding 120 C to release captured carbon" news.mit.edu/2025/new-app...
"The main ingredients are powdered iron and table salt. ... The system being tested could power 80 typical U.K. homes for a day - a lot for a technology that four years ago only existed on paper" climate.cmail20.com/t/d-e-gtdng-...
December 12, 2025 at 7:14 AM
"The main ingredients are powdered iron and table salt. ... The system being tested could power 80 typical U.K. homes for a day - a lot for a technology that four years ago only existed on paper" climate.cmail20.com/t/d-e-gtdng-...
"By 2050, global demand could reach 2.5 billion metric tons [of steel], a 39 percent increase from today. Without meaningful intervention, emissions from the sector could rise at a similar rate" rmi.org/smelting-bar...
December 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
"By 2050, global demand could reach 2.5 billion metric tons [of steel], a 39 percent increase from today. Without meaningful intervention, emissions from the sector could rise at a similar rate" rmi.org/smelting-bar...
"This year’s report reminds readers that the green economy is one of the biggest growth opportunities on the planet." www.weforum.org/publications...
December 9, 2025 at 7:35 AM
"This year’s report reminds readers that the green economy is one of the biggest growth opportunities on the planet." www.weforum.org/publications...
Joel Sternfeld. A Blind Man in His Garden, Homer, Alaska. July 1984 www.moma.org/collection/w...
December 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Joel Sternfeld. A Blind Man in His Garden, Homer, Alaska. July 1984 www.moma.org/collection/w...
Joel Sternfeld. Exhausted Renegade Elephant, Woodland, Washington. June 1979 www.moma.org/collection/w...
December 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Joel Sternfeld. Exhausted Renegade Elephant, Woodland, Washington. June 1979 www.moma.org/collection/w...
Dragon serves coffee in the Frankfurt wintersun
December 1, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Dragon serves coffee in the Frankfurt wintersun
"For frontrunners such as the European Union (EU), this will require reframing 'net-zero' as a transitional stage towards net-negative GHG emissions rather than an endpoint, and developing policy instruments that are able to deliver this." www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...
November 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"For frontrunners such as the European Union (EU), this will require reframing 'net-zero' as a transitional stage towards net-negative GHG emissions rather than an endpoint, and developing policy instruments that are able to deliver this." www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...
"Alsym’s battery matches the performance of LFP at roughly 70% of the cost while eliminating fire risk and dependence on foreign supply chains, Chatter says" cen.acs.org/energy/energ...
November 19, 2025 at 7:23 AM
"Alsym’s battery matches the performance of LFP at roughly 70% of the cost while eliminating fire risk and dependence on foreign supply chains, Chatter says" cen.acs.org/energy/energ...
"One big advantage is a 90% reduction in auxiliary power use - a direct benefit of passive cooling. Grid-scale LFP batteries draw significant amounts of power to run the active cooling systems needed to prevent thermal runaway, reducing their cost-effectiveness" www.utilitydive.com/news/are-sod...
October 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
"One big advantage is a 90% reduction in auxiliary power use - a direct benefit of passive cooling. Grid-scale LFP batteries draw significant amounts of power to run the active cooling systems needed to prevent thermal runaway, reducing their cost-effectiveness" www.utilitydive.com/news/are-sod...
"So the broader picture is of a world which is already paying a huge price from global heating, but which is also nearing positive economic tipping points – towards a safer, healthier, wealthier world, powered by clean energy and climate resilience" @alevermann.bsky.social unfccc.int/news/the-dir...
October 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
"So the broader picture is of a world which is already paying a huge price from global heating, but which is also nearing positive economic tipping points – towards a safer, healthier, wealthier world, powered by clean energy and climate resilience" @alevermann.bsky.social unfccc.int/news/the-dir...